It does suck at first. I’m out of habit at the moment, but when you actually just wake up at that time instead of the dreaded snooze loop, you come into the day more awake and alert than anyone else, on top of the fact that you’ve probably taken some time to watch, read, or listen to something to relax ahead of time.
It can genuinely be the difference between a good day and a bad one.
If I wake up at 5am I'm so tired that I don't accomplish anything the whole day. And I'd rather be most alert after work when I can do something interesting with my time.
If I woke up at 5am, I'd have to go to bed at like 8pm to get a full night's sleep. I went to a friend's party yesterday that didn't even start until 800pm. Getting up that early on the regular would mean a death blow to social life, or you'd be exhausted all the time from staying up into normal evening hours.
I find that I can either start or end the day good. When I get up early, I have a good first half of the day and then start fading. When I wake up late, I get a rough start but a strong finish.
I can do the relaxing and reading in the evening if I don’t have to go to bed at 21:00 because my Alarm goes off at five. There is no inherent value in getting up at 5:00 if it doesn’t match with your daily rhythm.
Yeah, I've always been a morning person, so when I add something to my routine, I often just start waking up earlier to do it. At this point I'm waking up around 5, and it's crazy how much stuff I can get done just by auto-piloting while still groggy from waking up.
My wife isn't a morning person at all, but she's started getting up with me too, and she begrudgingly admits that it's pretty nice to have stuff done before going to work, rather than tacking them on afterward.
The key is not to give the best hours of your life to your employer. If that’s the first 2-3 hours after you wake up, then wake up rebelliously early and rock out before work.
Way to tell is you normally find yourself coming home from work and basically collapsing and not being able to fully engage with the things you love. If that’s you, it’s worth giving the early bird thing a fair chance.
Of course, if you know in your bones that that just ain’t you and life begins at 9pm, then get your groove on then and don’t worry about what the morning people are saying. In a different life the two of you would have just taken different shifts keeping watch to defend the village from wolves and stuff.
Important thing is just finding what works best for you
The key is not to give the best hours of your life to your employer.
indeed, it's why I quit work at 40 (am now 60) and can shit post more often on here.
Having simple tastes helped, I'd rather cycle to the beach for a swim, read my book and watch the kite surfers and then cycle over to the library to browse and choose another book rather than go to work. Overwhelmingly others prefer being parked in traffic for hours, to afford the car they have need of, to go to work.
Certainly a good idea and in summer I make use of the hours before work quite often. But wtf do you do in winter when it's dark until shortly before you start work and is dark by the time you finish?
Summer mornings before work I often go for a swim and then cook breakfast on the beach before cycling home to start work.
Can do whatever you want really, it’s your time after all! For one example, I prefer trail running but if conditions don’t permit it I just hit the treadmill with an audiobook.
We could probably make a whole separate post for this! Ask people if they’re night owls or morning maniacs, and what they like to do with that time
Every year that goes by I get closer to going to bad at 9pm. Something about being an adult and not needing the night to flee my responsibilities. That can be done in broad daylight now.
25 Comments
voidsignal@lemmy.world · 78 pts · 149d
Yeah... You lost me at "woke up at 5am". fuck that.
otacon239@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 149d
It does suck at first. I’m out of habit at the moment, but when you actually just wake up at that time instead of the dreaded snooze loop, you come into the day more awake and alert than anyone else, on top of the fact that you’ve probably taken some time to watch, read, or listen to something to relax ahead of time.
It can genuinely be the difference between a good day and a bad one.
realitista@lemmus.org · 32 pts · 149d
If I wake up at 5am I'm so tired that I don't accomplish anything the whole day. And I'd rather be most alert after work when I can do something interesting with my time.
jtrek@startrek.website · 23 pts · 149d
If I woke up at 5am, I'd have to go to bed at like 8pm to get a full night's sleep. I went to a friend's party yesterday that didn't even start until 800pm. Getting up that early on the regular would mean a death blow to social life, or you'd be exhausted all the time from staying up into normal evening hours.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 149d
One off late nights are fine though. As long as you normally get a good night sleep then it's not much of a problem
assembly@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 149d
I find that I can either start or end the day good. When I get up early, I have a good first half of the day and then start fading. When I wake up late, I get a rough start but a strong finish.
5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org · 8 pts · 149d
I can do the relaxing and reading in the evening if I don’t have to go to bed at 21:00 because my Alarm goes off at five. There is no inherent value in getting up at 5:00 if it doesn’t match with your daily rhythm.
tdawg@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 149d
The key to a good day is to start the day good
Signtist@bookwyr.me · 2 pts · 149d
Yeah, I've always been a morning person, so when I add something to my routine, I often just start waking up earlier to do it. At this point I'm waking up around 5, and it's crazy how much stuff I can get done just by auto-piloting while still groggy from waking up.
My wife isn't a morning person at all, but she's started getting up with me too, and she begrudgingly admits that it's pretty nice to have stuff done before going to work, rather than tacking them on afterward.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 149d
Sure, by the time the day starts, you've had time to wake up, unlike the others.
It's great as long as you have a cosy place for your nap.
Carnelian@lemmy.world · 67 pts · 149d
The key is not to give the best hours of your life to your employer. If that’s the first 2-3 hours after you wake up, then wake up rebelliously early and rock out before work.
Way to tell is you normally find yourself coming home from work and basically collapsing and not being able to fully engage with the things you love. If that’s you, it’s worth giving the early bird thing a fair chance.
Of course, if you know in your bones that that just ain’t you and life begins at 9pm, then get your groove on then and don’t worry about what the morning people are saying. In a different life the two of you would have just taken different shifts keeping watch to defend the village from wolves and stuff.
Important thing is just finding what works best for you
marcos@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 149d
I'd say that however you feel before and after work, you should try both for a short while.
You will change when you change your routine. You can never tell beforehand how.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 149d
indeed, it's why I quit work at 40 (am now 60) and can shit post more often on here.
Having simple tastes helped, I'd rather cycle to the beach for a swim, read my book and watch the kite surfers and then cycle over to the library to browse and choose another book rather than go to work. Overwhelmingly others prefer being parked in traffic for hours, to afford the car they have need of, to go to work.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 149d
Certainly a good idea and in summer I make use of the hours before work quite often. But wtf do you do in winter when it's dark until shortly before you start work and is dark by the time you finish?
Summer mornings before work I often go for a swim and then cook breakfast on the beach before cycling home to start work.
Carnelian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 149d
Can do whatever you want really, it’s your time after all! For one example, I prefer trail running but if conditions don’t permit it I just hit the treadmill with an audiobook.
We could probably make a whole separate post for this! Ask people if they’re night owls or morning maniacs, and what they like to do with that time
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 149d
I prefer to go somewhere, an exercise machine is so boring.
Carnelian@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 149d
Hence the book!
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 149d
The "when the annoying people are right" is not that uncommon tbf.
On a totally unrelated sidenote, everyone should switch to linux.
OpenStars@piefed.social · 5 pts · 149d
...again?!
brownsugga@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 149d
Until you crash at 3pm
victorz@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 149d
I tried this for a while. It couldn't do it for very long. I hated having to go to bed so early as well.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 15 pts · 149d
And at 20:30 you still feel great but know you need to go to sleep in order to repeat
sbv@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 149d
And that's why I stay up to 1am and feel like crap the next day. 😞
Elting@piefed.social · 3 pts · 149d
Every year that goes by I get closer to going to bad at 9pm. Something about being an adult and not needing the night to flee my responsibilities. That can be done in broad daylight now.
JMorningstar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 149d
tomi000@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 137d
And by the time you finish work, you can put on your pajamas and jump into bed directly. How great is that?